Jiajun Sun, Shunshun Ji, Chao Zhang^*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.86, No.2, pp. 1-23, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.068668 - 09 December 2025

Abstract Asparagus stem blight is a devastating crop disease, and the early detection of its pathogenic spores is essential for effective disease control and prevention. However, spore detection is still hindered by complex backgrounds, small target sizes, and high annotation costs, which limit its practical application and widespread adoption. To address these issues, a semi-supervised spore detection framework is proposed for use under complex background conditions. Firstly, a difficulty perception scoring function is designed to quantify the detection difficulty of each image region. For regions with higher difficulty scores, a masking strategy is applied, while the… More >

Habib Hadj-Mabrouk^*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.84, No.3, pp. 4399-4430, 2025, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.067143 - 30 July 2025

Abstract A literature review on AI applications in the field of railway safety shows that the implemented approaches mainly concern the operational, maintenance, and feedback phases following railway incidents or accidents. These approaches exploit railway safety data once the transport system has received authorization for commissioning. However, railway standards and regulations require the development of a safety management system (SMS) from the specification and design phases of the railway system. This article proposes a new AI approach for analyzing and assessing safety from the specification and design phases of the railway system with a view to… More >

Won-Yang Cho, Sangjun Lee^*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.84, No.2, pp. 2847-2863, 2025, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.066373 - 03 July 2025

Abstract The classification of respiratory sounds is crucial in diagnosing and monitoring respiratory diseases. However, auscultation is highly subjective, making it challenging to analyze respiratory sounds accurately. Although deep learning has been increasingly applied to this task, most existing approaches have primarily relied on supervised learning. Since supervised learning requires large amounts of labeled data, recent studies have explored self-supervised and semi-supervised methods to overcome this limitation. However, these approaches have largely assumed a closed-set setting, where the classes present in the unlabeled data are considered identical to those in the labeled data. In contrast, this… More >

Mingen Zhong¹, Kaibo Yang^1,*, Ziji Xiao¹, Jiawei Tan², Kang Fan², Zhiying Deng¹, Mengli Zhou¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.84, No.1, pp. 1055-1071, 2025, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.063383 - 09 June 2025

Abstract With the rapid urbanization and exponential population growth in China, two-wheeled vehicles have become a popular mode of transportation, particularly for short-distance travel. However, due to a lack of safety awareness, traffic violations by two-wheeled vehicle riders have become a widespread concern, contributing to urban traffic risks. Currently, significant human and material resources are being allocated to monitor and intercept non-compliant riders to ensure safe driving behavior. To enhance the safety, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of traffic monitoring, automated detection systems based on image processing algorithms can be employed to identify traffic violations from eye-level video… More >

Kun Liu¹, Chen Bao^1,*, Sidong Liu²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.82, No.3, pp. 4451-4468, 2025, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.059053 - 06 March 2025

Abstract Large amounts of labeled data are usually needed for training deep neural networks in medical image studies, particularly in medical image classification. However, in the field of semi-supervised medical image analysis, labeled data is very scarce due to patient privacy concerns. For researchers, obtaining high-quality labeled images is exceedingly challenging because it involves manual annotation and clinical understanding. In addition, skin datasets are highly suitable for medical image classification studies due to the inter-class relationships and the inter-class similarities of skin lesions. In this paper, we propose a model called Coalition Sample Relation Consistency (CSRC),… More >

Jianyong Wang¹, Mingliang Gao¹, Qilei Li², Hyunbum Kim³, Gwanggil Jeon^3,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.3, pp. 3561-3582, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.058637 - 19 December 2024

Abstract Quantifying the number of individuals in images or videos to estimate crowd density is a challenging yet crucial task with significant implications for fields such as urban planning and public safety. Crowd counting has attracted considerable attention in the field of computer vision, leading to the development of numerous advanced models and methodologies. These approaches vary in terms of supervision techniques, network architectures, and model complexity. Currently, most crowd counting methods rely on fully supervised learning, which has proven to be effective. However, this approach presents challenges in real-world scenarios, where labeled data and ground-truth… More >

Asma Hassan Alshehri^*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.78, No.2, pp. 2767-2786, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.046838 - 27 February 2024

Abstract Online review platforms are becoming increasingly popular, encouraging dishonest merchants and service providers to deceive customers by creating fake reviews for their goods or services. Using Sybil accounts, bot farms, and real account purchases, immoral actors demonize rivals and advertise their goods. Most academic and industry efforts have been aimed at detecting fake/fraudulent product or service evaluations for years. The primary hurdle to identifying fraudulent reviews is the lack of a reliable means to distinguish fraudulent reviews from real ones. This paper adopts a semi-supervised machine learning method to detect fake reviews on any website, More >

Zaihe Cheng¹, Yuwen Tao², Xiaoqing Gu³, Yizhang Jiang², Pengjiang Qian^2,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.137, No.2, pp. 1613-1633, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.027708 - 26 June 2023

Abstract Through semi-supervised learning and knowledge inheritance, a novel Takagi-Sugeno-Kang (TSK) fuzzy system framework is proposed for epilepsy data classification in this study. The new method is based on the maximum mean discrepancy (MMD) method and TSK fuzzy system, as a basic model for the classification of epilepsy data. First, for medical data, the interpretability of TSK fuzzy systems can ensure that the prediction results are traceable and safe. Second, in view of the deviation in the data distribution between the real source domain and the target domain, MMD is used to measure the distance between… More >

Qi Liu^1,2, Jing Li^1,2,*, Xianmin Wang^1,*, Wenpeng Zhao¹

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.37, No.2, pp. 1753-1771, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.039600 - 21 June 2023

Abstract Recent state-of-the-art semi-supervised learning (SSL) methods usually use data augmentations as core components. Such methods, however, are limited to simple transformations such as the augmentations under the instance’s naive representations or the augmentations under the instance’s semantic representations. To tackle this problem, we offer a unique insight into data augmentations and propose a novel data-augmentation-based semi-supervised learning method, called Attentive Neighborhood Feature Augmentation (ANFA). The motivation of our method lies in the observation that the relationship between the given feature and its neighborhood may contribute to constructing more reliable transformations for the data, and further… More >

Yuna Han¹, Hangbae Chang^2,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.76, No.1, pp. 221-237, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.039463 - 08 June 2023

Abstract Intrusion detection involves identifying unauthorized network activity and recognizing whether the data constitute an abnormal network transmission. Recent research has focused on using semi-supervised learning mechanisms to identify abnormal network traffic to deal with labeled and unlabeled data in the industry. However, real-time training and classifying network traffic pose challenges, as they can lead to the degradation of the overall dataset and difficulties preventing attacks. Additionally, existing semi-supervised learning research might need to analyze the experimental results comprehensively. This paper proposes XA-GANomaly, a novel technique for explainable adaptive semi-supervised learning using GANomaly, an image anomalous… More >